Whatever happened to Penthouse magazine? (Not that I really care but they did break new ground at the time.) Did they ever fix that out of focus camera? Did those letters about the joys of amputee sex ever stop?
Penthouse Magazine
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Last I heard, Bob Gucionne lost all his money and was nearly out on the street. The guy that bought his mansion thought that it would be a hoot to let him live in the grounds keepers house on the property. Imagine, all old and broke and living in the gardeners shed!
http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/n_9815/index2.html
http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/n_9815/index2.html
Doctor Zoidburg said:
Oh no. Was Bob a Bear Stearns shareholder? Did he ever get that camera (blurry images) fixed? What happened to all those people enjoying amputee sex?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Guccione
Read the sad (and amazing) story above.
The man chewed through a LOT of money.
Read the sad (and amazing) story above.
The man chewed through a LOT of money.
Used to be a hardcore fan for that mag, till 2000.
I read this article on him a couple years ago on the mag. For those who are interested:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2005/02/guccione200502?currentPage=1
I read this article on him a couple years ago on the mag. For those who are interested:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2005/02/guccione200502?currentPage=1
Peronal story.
Just to demonstrate that you should never get too comfortable with your wealth or too cocky with people. Here is a personal story.
I know a low life skumbag that always was jealous of my standing in life. At one point he had recieved money from family members 2 substantial sums in a very short time. I think that he believed at that point that he was my equel and was going to show me that he could get smug and insulting to me. As he boasted about his recent good fortunes he was also very insulting and made veiled unkind remarks to me. I said nothing and did not react to give him the satisfaction. I remember at that moment playin in my head a tune. It was Karen Carpenters, On top of the world. The lyrics went like this: He is on top of the world, looking down on creation......la la la la la la la................... This guys head was swelled beyond belief. Long story short..........because he burned his bridges at that time, he lost out on opportunities that I could have told him about. He also flushed any good will that he had with me. In the last 10 years he has hemeraged about $200,000 without my advice. This is about half of the monies he recieved from his relatives. He is not a smart person and the other half of his monies he is frittering away and will burn through it before he reaches age 65.
The moral of the story is that you need every friend you can get.
OR
Never have a swelled head or you may find yourself living in your own gardeners shed.
Just to demonstrate that you should never get too comfortable with your wealth or too cocky with people. Here is a personal story.
I know a low life skumbag that always was jealous of my standing in life. At one point he had recieved money from family members 2 substantial sums in a very short time. I think that he believed at that point that he was my equel and was going to show me that he could get smug and insulting to me. As he boasted about his recent good fortunes he was also very insulting and made veiled unkind remarks to me. I said nothing and did not react to give him the satisfaction. I remember at that moment playin in my head a tune. It was Karen Carpenters, On top of the world. The lyrics went like this: He is on top of the world, looking down on creation......la la la la la la la................... This guys head was swelled beyond belief. Long story short..........because he burned his bridges at that time, he lost out on opportunities that I could have told him about. He also flushed any good will that he had with me. In the last 10 years he has hemeraged about $200,000 without my advice. This is about half of the monies he recieved from his relatives. He is not a smart person and the other half of his monies he is frittering away and will burn through it before he reaches age 65.
The moral of the story is that you need every friend you can get.
OR
Never have a swelled head or you may find yourself living in your own gardeners shed.
Oh well, he did have an interesting life (and not over yet). Think of all the stories he can tell his grandchildren. No point dying a millionaire.
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